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Easter holidays on the farm with Granny and Grandad are always great fun for Rachael, her cousin, Tom, and bestie Frankie. But this year, things are different – Rachael’s cousin David is visiting from New York! What will he be like? Will he like the farm, the ponies Bubbles and G-Pip, or will he ruin all the fun? When Rachael's brilliant idea strikes, the gang must come together for Operation Granny National.

Brought to you by Puffin. Follow Charlie Bass and her horse Nobel Warrior’s journey in this classic, funny animal story collection written and read by Clare Balding. The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop (Book 1) Charlie Bass is a horse-mad nine-year-old who dreams of owning her own pony. So...

Like many thirteen-year-olds, Yasmin Bandara doesn’t know what she wants to be when she grows up. Her parents want her to be a doctor, and expect her to focus on school – the only computer game they allow her to play is purely educational (yawn!). Yasmin gets so good at it that the game’s company invites her to play at a national competition. Her friends, teachers, and family are mega excited about the opportunity, but Yasmin’s not!

Respect: That’s what Lewis wants from his classmates. Nicknamed Useless Lewis or Loo Brush, he’s fed up with his stammer, fed up that he can’t pluck up the nerve to join the drama club – and fed up that the only football he gets to play is pretend matches with his collection of bottle tops at home. But one day Lewis' gangly mate Zulfi puts together a team for a five-a-side charity tournament. And he wants LEWIS to play! Can the bottle-top king burst out of his shell and show everyone the hero inside?

Amara’s bullies are mean and harsh. BUT this year, she decides to try out for the school Olympics. She tries out for not one, not three but ALL the items. Will the little girl with a flower ribbon in her big, curly hair who gets teased so often; the sick, scared girl at the hospital who couldn’t reach high places, be able to successfully compete? Or will she just make a huge fool of herself? A story about a small girl with big hair and dreams as high as the stars.